Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 29 - July 3, 2005
(Q11) Florian Gosch/Bernhard Strauss, Austria
 
Florian Gosch
Austria
Photo: eurobeachtour.com
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Leoben
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Åland 2007)
Career Winnings: US$172,325.00
Bernhard Strauss
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 28, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Salzburg
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 62
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Lopar Island 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$40,575.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB4600000021710101114 US$65,200.00
FIVB C&S400111000100000 US$7,500.00
Overall5000111021810101114 US$72,700.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Bernhard Strauss - 57th Florian Gosch - 57th
2004 Bernhard Strauss - 41st Florian Gosch - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 46 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 30, Q12 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 29, Q8 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 30, Q12 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 26 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam Q11 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/8-11/2004 Croatia Challenger 2 3rd 48 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open Q15 41st 12 US$0.00
Norway Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/29/2005 Qualifier 1 Penggen Wu / Rui Yin, China (Q22) Won 17-21, 23-21, 15-5 0:51
Wed, 6/29/2005 Qualifier 2 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (24, Q6) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Gosch/Strauss trail the series against the field 5-16 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 12 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 21-16, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Heyer/Laciga 13 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 21-16, 21-12 0:31
Trail the series against # 11 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Heuscher/Kobel 2 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 28, Q6 Gosch/Strauss Q11 21-13, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Conde/Salema, Argentina 0-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Conde/Salema 4 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:02
Trail the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
8/24/03FIVB C&SGreece Challenger Bronze Medal Kais/Vesik 3 Gosch/Strauss 5 24-22, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-3
6/11/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 11 Gosch/Strauss 22, Q3 21-19, 21-13 0:46
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Schacht/Slack 18 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 23-21, 21-13 0:43
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Schacht/Slack 24 Gosch/Strauss 48 21-18, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 17 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Gosch/Strauss 46 Berger/Doppler 19 13-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 24, Q6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Klemperer/Koreng 24, Q6 Gosch/Strauss Q11 21-18, 21-13 0:38
Trail the series against # 28 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
3/16/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q11 Gosch/Strauss Q22 21-15, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 29, Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-2
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 19 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 14-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:51
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q14 Gosch/Strauss Q19 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Gosch/Strauss Q24 Hernandez/Papaleo Q56 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 30, Q7 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 30, Q12 Rossell/Villar 27, Q5 21-15, 23-25, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # Q10 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Gosch/Strauss 29, Q8 Lochhead/Pitman Q9 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # Q12 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-2
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 48 Gosch/Strauss 46 21-14, 21-18 0:40
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool B Brenha/Maia 15 Gosch/Strauss 31, Q16 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:24
Lead the series against # Q22 Wu/Yin, China 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gosch/Strauss Q11 Wu/Yin Q22 17-21, 23-21, 15-5 0:51